July 28, 2026 Report from Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council on Designation of Telecommunications Carriers that Should Handle Specified User Information in Appropriate Manner

　Pursuant to Article 27-5 of the Telecommunications Business Act (Act No. 86 of 1984, hereafter referred to as the “Act”) and Article 22-2-19 of the Regulations for Enforcement of the Telecommunications Business Act (Ministerial Ordinance of MPT No. 25 of 1985, hereafter referred to as the “Regulations”), The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) sent an inquiry to the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council (chaired by AIDA Hitoshi, specially-appointed professor at the University of Tokyo) regarding the designation of telecommunications carriers that should handle specified user information appropriately. Today, MIC received a report that it is appropriate to designate the designation as proposed.
　Based on this report, MIC will promptly designate telecommunications carriers that should handle specified user information properly with a Notice.

Note: The published materials are available in Japanese only.

1　 Overview

　This matter is to designate telecommunications carriers that should handle specified user information properly by the Notice in accordance with the provisions of Article 27-5 of the Act and Article 22-2-19 of the Regulations.

　When the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications will designate telecommunications carriers that should handle specified user information appropriately by the Notice, the designated parties shall be obliged to formulate and notify information handling rules and policies and formulate and publish information handling policies.

2　 Report

　MIC sent an inquiry to the Information and Communications and Posts Administrative Council regarding the designation of telecommunications carriers that should handle specified user information appropriately, and today received from the Council a report that it is appropriate to designate the designation as proposed.

3　 Future plans

　MIC will promptly enact the Notice based on this report and other information.